The Cortisol Reduction Plan!

“Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes…Including you.” –Anne Lamott

I sit down at my desk and reread yesterday’s blog Let’s Tackle the Weight Loss Villain and reach out to Byron Health and Healing to schedule an appointment with Dr. Byron. I’m excited to talk to him about lowering my cortisol levels. To my dismay, he’s on vacation. This day isn’t starting off as I had planned!

Patience is not one of my virtues, so I put my enthusiasm into researching a plan of natural things I can do to lower my cortisol. I came across an interesting article you may enjoy: Article

My laundry list for cortisol reduction looks like this:

Get good sleep and try to turn in and wake up at the same time every day

I guess I’ve come farther in this sixteen-year journey than I realized because I’m already doing the majority of the items on the cortisol reduction list!

I decided to focus on breathing. I know I need to pay attention to it because I forget to breath all the time. My Apple watch reminds me to breathe at least once or twice an hour! I remember this tall, calm, centered, svelt friend of mine who had a tattoo on her wrist that read “breath”. At the time I thought it was kind of silly but now I’m thinking her tattoo is profound and maybe I need to find out where she had the work done.

I’ve decided to start drinking tea. This is huge because I don’t drink anything besides water, bone broth, and… vodka. I just have this gut feeling that the rooibos tea is going to help me. Wish me luck!

And as for taking naps, if that’s what the research says I have to do, I guess I should at least give it a try!

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Tanya is a Mom, Wife, Blogger, health nut and self-declared diet expert who has lost over 65lbs. She blogs about her weight loss journey and confesses her successes and failures with open honesty. Tanya has a passion for holistic health and loves to share her experience and tips with readers to motivate them to live healthier. You can follow her blog at www.weightlossconfessions.com
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Thank you so much for writing this! I have saved this list and I will be concious of trying to make these habits in my day-to-day. Today is always a good day to be healthy and this just inspired me a little more!

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